SYSTEMS BIOLOGY

Computational and Systems Biology (CSB) has continued to be a leader in the field. Our name change in 2010 from Computational Biology to Computational and Systems Biology laid the groundwork for our increasing focus on multi-scale interactions in biological systems, and enabled us to tackle more research at an integrated, Systems level. The post-genomic and big data eras have brought a new excitement to science. With this excitement also come new challenges that require new and innovative approaches with which to tackle them. CSB continues to play a leading role in driving discovery through continued interdisciplinary efforts to answer the research challenges of today, and define the new approaches to address the questions of tomorrow. Concomitant, with our research foci, we also make concerted efforts in educating the next generation of scientists, who will continue this work. The unique, hands-on research opportunities that we provide to students at the graduate, undergraduate, and even high school levels provide these students with the necessary interdisciplinary and hands-on training to prepare them for careers in these fields. At the same time, these efforts provide numerous opportunities for our postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty to serve as mentors for our scientists-in-training, especially those at the undergraduate and high school level. These early experiences in mentoring are valuable opportunitie